Hog scalder



.- Dec. 10, 1929.

W. BECHER, JR

HOG SCALDE R 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 18, 1928 INVENTOR ATTORNEYDec. 10, 1929. w. BECHER, JR 1,739,436

HOG SCALDER Filed April 18, 1928 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYFatented Dec. 10, 1929 a i r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE f WILLIAMBECKER, JR., OF YOUNGSTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA ii I HOG soALnEn Applicationfiled April 18, 1928. Serial No. 270,970.-

This invention relates to means for facilisuitable manner. A pair ofhooks 14 is fastating the scalding of hogs, the general obtened to theupper face of the table adjacent ject of the invention being to providemeans its inner edge. 7 p for supporting and turning a hog in the Thehog to be scalded is placed on the table scalding tank and to remove thehog from the and the chains passed around the body of the 55 tank upon atable when the scalding operahog. This may be done by attaching one linktion is completed. of each chain from its adjacent link so that Thisinvention also consists in certain other the chain may be placed aroundthe hog and features of construction and in the combinathen the linksare fastened together again.

tion and arrangement of the several parts, to The hog is then placed inthe tank and this 60 be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in maybe done by rotating the shaft to cause i the accompanying drawings andspecifically the chains to pull the hog from the table into pointed outin the appended claims. the tank. The shaft is turned by means of its Indescribing my invention in detail, referhandle to roll the hog in thescalding water ence will be had to the accompanying draw and then afterthe hog has been scalded, some 6 ings wherein like characters denotelike or of the links of the chains are detached from corresponding partsthroughout the several their adjacent links and placed in engageviews,and in which I ment with the hooks 14. Then the shaft is Figure 1 is aside view of the invention. again rotated to cause the chains to pullthe Figure 2 is an end view thereof. hog from the tank on to the table,where the Figure 3 is a section on line3-3 of Figscraping operation maybe carried out. By ure 1. making the table fo'ldable, it may be swungFigure 4 is a section on line 4- 1 of Figure downwardly against thesides of the tank 2, and showing the device in use. when not in use, andin this position, a link 5 Figure 5 is a sectional view showing how ofeach chain may be placed over the hooks the device is used to lift a hogfrom the tank 14: so that the table will be automatically upon thetable. raised when the shaft is turned to lift the hog Figure 6 is aperspective view of a pair of from the tank on to the table. The angleconnected links of the chains. cross pieces 12 act to prevent the hogslipping 30 In these views, the numeral 1 indicates the on the chains.scalding tank and 2 indicates a table It is thought from the foregoingdescrip- 'hingedly connected with one side of the tank, tion that theadvantages and novel features as shown at 3, and having a pair of legs41 of the invention will be readily apparent. hingedly connectedthereto. A. pair of up- It is to be understood that I may make right-s 5is fastened to the tank, one at each changes in the construction and inthe comend thereof and a shaft 6 is journaled in the bination andarrangement of the several u per ends of these uprights. One end ofparts, provided that such changes fall within the shaft is provided witha handle 7 which the scope of the appended claims.

carries a ratchet 8 engaged by a dog 9 car- What I claim is: 40 ried bythe upright for holding the shaft 1. A device of the class describedcomprisagainst retrograde movement. ing a tank, uprights connected withthe ends A pair of sprockets 10 is fastened to the of the tank, ashaftjournaled in the uprights, shaft in spaced relation and an endlesschain a handle on the shaft, sprocket wheels on the 11 passes over eachsprocket and depends into shaft, endless chains passing over the wheelsthe tank. Some of the links of the chains and depending into the tankfor supporting are connected together by the angle pieces 12 a hog inthe tank and for turning the hog and the links of each chain aredetachably when the shaft is turned, a table hingedly connected togetherby the hooks 13, though connected with one side of the tank, foldable ifdesired, but two of the links of each chain legs on the outer edge ofthe table and hooks may be detachably connected together in any on thetable for receiving a link of eacl chain 103 after said link has beendetached from the adjacent link to cause the chains to pull the hog fromthe tank and roll it upon the table when the shaft is turned.

2. A device of the class described comprising a tank, uprights connectedWith the ends of the tank, a shaft journaled in the uprights, a handleon the shaft, sprocket Wheels on the shaft, endless chains passing overthe Wheels and depending into the tank for supporting a hog in the tankand for turning the hog when the shaft is turned, a table at one side ofthe tank and hooks on the table for receiving a link of each chain aftersaid link has been detached from the adjacent link to cause the, chainsto pull the hog from the tank and roll it upon the table when the shaftis turned. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM BECHER, J R.

